Feeder.



W.'WILSON.

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. To all whom it may concern 'Be it known that I, 'WILIJIAM WIL'soN, acitizen of the United States, residin'g at Rawson, in the county ofHancock and State of Ohio, have invented a new anduseful Feeder, ofwhich the following is "a specification. i

The subject of this inventionis a feeder designed I principally forfeeding hogs though the same may be used, by slight modifications as achicken feeder, and the objects of the invention are first, to provide afeeder in which the feed'will be preserved from waste and kept in cleancondition only small quantities of feed being delivered, second, toprovide a feeder which is actuated by the feeding animals or fowl todeliver small quantit es of feed, third, to. provide adjustable feedingmechanism for delivering different kinds of feed, fourth, to providemeans for catching the scattered seed so that the same may be readilyaccessible to the feeding animal, fifth to provide a simple andefficient feeder.

\Vith the foregoing and other objects inview, which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of the parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed. It being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

One practical embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanyingdrawings, wherein Figure 1 is a side elevation'of a feeder constructedin accordance with the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a plan view, the cover removed.

Fig. 3 is a cross section.

Fig. 4 is an end elevation.

Referring to the drawings by numerals of reference The feeder consistsof a substantially rectangular structure composed of two end piecesconstructed of uprights 1 which are mortised in and rise from the sills2. Boards 3 are nailed or otherwise secured to the uprights 1. Atriangular piece 4 may be secured to each end with its base resting onthe sill 2.

The end pieces are bound together by longitudinal side boards 5 the endsof which rest between uprights l and members 6 to Specification of wasiatent, pat nt d Df 19' which inembersthe ends of boards 5 are securedby nailing or otherwise. The members 6 are'secured to. the boards 3 ofthe ends by bolts or otherwise. r A top or roof is provided forthefstructure and thisroof comprises cross beams 7 which "are preferablyformedas shown and upon which are secured the longitudinal roof boardsThe 'roof may be finished by securing thereon asheet of tin 9. 7 Theroof is secured on the structureat one side, by bolts 10 which .passthrough apertures formed in the roof beams 7"a nd theuprights whileattheother side, hooks 11 secured to the roof beains"T'e'ngage screweyes secured to the uprlghts.

Secured to each side, immediately below the boards 5 and extendinglongitudinally of the structure, is an inwardly and down wardly inclinedboard 12 which is supported in its inclined position by a triangularstrip or block 13. A bolt may be passed through each end of the strips12, the supporting blocks and the uprights 1 for the purpose of bindingthe parts in place.

Jointed to the lower edge of each inclined board 12 by means of hinges14 is a gate or door 14 which extends throughout the length of thestructure and the downward movement of which is limited by an adjustableblock 15. A block 15 is secured to each end piece of the structure in aposition to contact the door 14. A bolt 15 is preferably usedfor'binding the blockin place on the end and the block is slotted torender it adjustable on the bolt.

Extending through each side of the structure with its ends supported onthe sills 2 is a trough composed of an outwardly inclined board 17 andan inwardly inclined board 18 which rests upon and is supported by thetriangular blocks 4. The contacting i edges of the inclined boards 12 ofthese two troughs may be secured together by nailing or otherwise. 7 V

A strip 19 extends longitudinally throughout each board 18 to which itis suitably secured and on this strip are spaced stops 20 which contactthe lower edge of aboard 16 which extends along each door 14 and issecured thereto by hinges 16. This board 16 is comparatively light andserves to keep chickens and other fowl from access to the feed.

Partitions 21 and 22 may be secured within the structure if it isdesired to divide it 0E s'o'that feed of difi'erent characters may beused in different sections.

In practice the device i's used as-follows-z The hooks 11' are unlockedand the top swung back on the bolts 10 as pivots. may thus be placed inthe bin and the gates or doors regulated by moving the stops or blocks15 to the desired points. I gravitate past the edge of door '14 and cometo rest against. the strip 19., The hinged board or strip 16 Willprevent chickens from securing this feed When the hogsdesire food theymay easily lift theboard l6and eat the feed resting above the. strip 19.During. this time they Will necessarily movethe door 145, whichmotionwvvill cansevfeed tolfiovv down totake the place of. that eatein IF eed which is scattered by; the hogswill be caught in the lower troughsand, may, be consumed by the hogs. p

Having thus described the v invention,, Wha-t Copies of this patentmaybe obtained for Feed Feed Will,

is claimed as neW and sought by Letters Patent, is o 1=. feeder,comprising a bin, a door partially closing the bottom of the bin, atrough V beneath the door, a feed retaining strip on the trough, andmeans hinged to the door for-normally closing the space between the doorand. strip,

2. A feeder comprising a bin, a swinging door partially closing thebottom ofthe bin, a trough beneath the ClOOlT H- t'eedretaining stripon. the trough a strip hinged to the door; and normally overlying, thefeed re nv e cents eacfi, by, addressing the m m a e rrateptp;Washtngton',p. Q.

